Question

PREPOSITIONS
Fill in the correct prepositions
1. There were __________ a thousand people at the concert.
2. You must be __________ 18 in order to see the film.
3. We are travelling __________ the road.
4. He is suffering _________ an unknown illness.
5. I listened to the game __________ the radio.
6. How are you getting ___________ at school?
7. Don’t be impatient ___________ us. We are trying!
8. Could I speak ____________ Tom please?
9. We didn’t see the whole performance because we left _____________ the last act. 10. There were some beautiful pictures _____________ the walls.
11. The march was _____the park ______ the City Hall.
12. Pessimism is bad ___________ your health
13. He asked his mother __________ money.
14. I bought many things ________ my stay _____ New York.
15. My country is famous __________ historical sights.
16. I’m not _____________ a hurry. I can wait.
17. Have you ever been ________ the theatre recently?
18. We arrived ________ the airport _________ time for the plane.

19. My grandfather died ___________ cancer.
20. The resort lies about 1,500 meters __________ sea level.
21. She held her scarf ________ her head.
22. There’s a chair ________ my desk.
23. The thief jumped ________ the window.
24. Both of my neighbors can take care ________ the cat while you are gone.
25. I rarely think __________ the weather.
26. They were always arguing ___________ silly things.
27. ________ first I found the work very tiring but ________ a few weeks I got used to it. 28. My house is ___________ the end of the road.
29. The article was __________ yesterday’s papers.
30. The classroom is ___________ the fourth floor.

Answer 1

Answer:

1 around

2 above

3 on

4 from

5 on

6

7 towards

8 to

9 before

10 on

11 from / to

12 for

13 for

14 for / to

15 for

16 in

17 at

18 at /on

19 of

20 above

21 over

22 at

23 out of

24 of

25 of

26 for

27. At /after

28 at

29 in

30 on

Answer 2

The following answers are:

1. Around

2. Above

3. By

4. From

5. On

6. By

7. With

8. To

9. Before

10. on

11. at, by

12. For

13. For

14.For, in

15. For

16. In

17. To

18. At, on

19. Of

20. Above

21. To

22. By

23. Through

24. Of

25. Of

26. About

27. At, after

28. By

29. About

30. On.

Explanation:

Prepositions are words put preceeding the noun or after it to make better sense of the sentence. They are : after, before, on , above , below, at, in, by, to and many more.

Hence, following the rules of English grammer the above prepositions are used for the suitable questions.